| Office of the New Orleans Jackson & Great Northern Rail
Road |
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| To Messrs Hurt, Ford & Co. |
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| Gentlemen, |
| The permission shown me by you from Genl
J. C. Pemberton to ship cotton over this Road in violation of Laws
passed by the Confederate Congress and Approved May 21st 1861 and April
19th 1862 making it unlawful and fixing penalties of "forfeiture of the
goods," impressment and a fine in addition equal in amount to the value
of the same is not a peremptory order or is the article a military
necessity or munitions of war neither is it the property of the
Confederate States. Our company will not therefore violate the law
except by the Express Order of the Secretary of War and then the
parties shipping must pay the freight in advance (Five dollars per Bale)
and give ample security to hold the company harmless in case of a
prosecution before the Courts for the violation of the said Acts. |
| H. T. Ramey |
| President |
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| {Filed with the above letter} |
| In the fifth line insert in the letter given to Messrs
Hurt & Ford "in Confederate money or" and |
| P. S. |
| The above firm is authorized to transport
their cotton delivered to them by virtue of the above stipulations
referred to over the N. O. Jacks & Great Northern Rail Road, not to
interfere with the transportation of public stores. The amount of goods
purchased by the different departments will determine the amount of
cotton to be transported. The cotton to be shipped from the Port of
Ponchatoula. |
| J. C. Pemberton |
| Lt. Genl. Com. |